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[CITE: 5USC5947]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart D--Pay and Allowances
 
                         CHAPTER 59--ALLOWANCES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES
 
Sec. 5947. Quarters, subsistence, and allowances for employees 
        of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, engaged in 
        floating plant operations
        
    (a) An employee of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 
engaged in floating plant operations may be furnished quarters or 
subsistence, or both, on vessels, without charge, when the furnishing of 
the quarters or subsistence, or both, is determined to be equitable to 
the employee concerned, and necessary in the public interest, in 
connection with such operations.
    (b) Notwithstanding section 5536 of this title, an employee entitled 
to the benefits of subsection (a) of this section while on a vessel, may 
be paid, in place of these benefits, an allowance for quarters or 
subsistence, or both, when--
        (1) adverse weather conditions or similar circumstances beyond 
    the control of the employee or the Corps of Engineers prevent 
    transportation of the employee from shore to the vessel; or
        (2) quarters or subsistence, or both, are not available on the 
    vessel while it is undergoing repairs.

    (c) The quarters or subsistence, or both, or allowance in place 
thereof, may be furnished or paid only under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of the Army.

(Added Pub. L. 91-656, Sec. 7(a), Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1954.)
